Born in Arkansas in 1839, the family moved to Texas in 1858.
Tom had been captured and lynched. Tom Selman – John Selman's younger brother, Tom, was lynched in about 1882 under mysterious circumstances.
"Selman's Scouts" (known locally as "The Rustlers").
In New Mexico where Tom "Cat" Selman supposably formed a gang with his brother John. Calling themselves Selman's Scouts, they plundered homes and businesses, rustled livestock and killed several innocent men. Governor Lew Wallace threatened martial law and granted amnesty to every outlaw in the area except Selman's Scouts.
Unlike the other gangs that operated in the area at the time, such as the Jesse Evans Gang, John Kinney Gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors, Selman's Scouts had no pretext of fighting for a cause, such as those who fought in the Lincoln County War. Instead, they only wanted to take advantage of the current already lawless state of the county.
For two months, during September and October 1878, the gang members terrorized the county by rustling cattle and horses, killing innocent men and boys, pillaging businesses and homes, and raping women. Though posses of Lincoln County citizens pursued the gang, the violence continued until New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace issued a proclamation threatening martial law if the lawlessness did not stop.
By 1880, the band had been driven from Lincoln County, and began operating in Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Tom had been captured and lynched. Tom Selman – John Selman's younger brother, Tom, was lynched in about 1882 under mysterious circumstances.
"Selman's Scouts" (known locally as "The Rustlers").
In New Mexico where Tom "Cat" Selman supposably formed a gang with his brother John. Calling themselves Selman's Scouts, they plundered homes and businesses, rustled livestock and killed several innocent men. Governor Lew Wallace threatened martial law and granted amnesty to every outlaw in the area except Selman's Scouts.
Unlike the other gangs that operated in the area at the time, such as the Jesse Evans Gang, John Kinney Gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors, Selman's Scouts had no pretext of fighting for a cause, such as those who fought in the Lincoln County War. Instead, they only wanted to take advantage of the current already lawless state of the county.
For two months, during September and October 1878, the gang members terrorized the county by rustling cattle and horses, killing innocent men and boys, pillaging businesses and homes, and raping women. Though posses of Lincoln County citizens pursued the gang, the violence continued until New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace issued a proclamation threatening martial law if the lawlessness did not stop.
By 1880, the band had been driven from Lincoln County, and began operating in Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Born in Arkansas in 1839, the family moved to Texas in 1858.
Tom had been captured and lynched. Tom Selman – John Selman's younger brother, Tom, was lynched in about 1882 under mysterious circumstances.
"Selman's Scouts" (known locally as "The Rustlers").
In New Mexico where Tom "Cat" Selman supposably formed a gang with his brother John. Calling themselves Selman's Scouts, they plundered homes and businesses, rustled livestock and killed several innocent men. Governor Lew Wallace threatened martial law and granted amnesty to every outlaw in the area except Selman's Scouts.
Unlike the other gangs that operated in the area at the time, such as the Jesse Evans Gang, John Kinney Gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors, Selman's Scouts had no pretext of fighting for a cause, such as those who fought in the Lincoln County War. Instead, they only wanted to take advantage of the current already lawless state of the county.
For two months, during September and October 1878, the gang members terrorized the county by rustling cattle and horses, killing innocent men and boys, pillaging businesses and homes, and raping women. Though posses of Lincoln County citizens pursued the gang, the violence continued until New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace issued a proclamation threatening martial law if the lawlessness did not stop.
By 1880, the band had been driven from Lincoln County, and began operating in Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Tom had been captured and lynched. Tom Selman – John Selman's younger brother, Tom, was lynched in about 1882 under mysterious circumstances.
"Selman's Scouts" (known locally as "The Rustlers").
In New Mexico where Tom "Cat" Selman supposably formed a gang with his brother John. Calling themselves Selman's Scouts, they plundered homes and businesses, rustled livestock and killed several innocent men. Governor Lew Wallace threatened martial law and granted amnesty to every outlaw in the area except Selman's Scouts.
Unlike the other gangs that operated in the area at the time, such as the Jesse Evans Gang, John Kinney Gang, and the Seven Rivers Warriors, Selman's Scouts had no pretext of fighting for a cause, such as those who fought in the Lincoln County War. Instead, they only wanted to take advantage of the current already lawless state of the county.
For two months, during September and October 1878, the gang members terrorized the county by rustling cattle and horses, killing innocent men and boys, pillaging businesses and homes, and raping women. Though posses of Lincoln County citizens pursued the gang, the violence continued until New Mexico Governor Lew Wallace issued a proclamation threatening martial law if the lawlessness did not stop.
By 1880, the band had been driven from Lincoln County, and began operating in Jeff Davis County, Texas.
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